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- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- The 1997 Canadian Encyclopedia Plus
-
- Note: Further information on known problems and their possible solutions,
- answers to commonly asked questions, and technical assistance is
- available on the TCE+ Web site, at http://www.tceplus.com or
- http://tceplus.com.
-
- Installation Instructions
- -------------------------
- To begin the installation process, run SETUP.EXE from the CD-ROM.
-
- It is highly recommended that you exit all applications before
- installing The Canadian Encyclopedia Plus. Other programs and
- drivers might interfere with the installation and calibration
- processes. If problems persist, try restarting Windows and
- running Setup again.
-
- Disk Compression
- ----------------
- If you are using a disk compression utility, the available
- hard disk space reported to you might not be accurate.
- Disk compression utilities can only estimate available hard
- disk space.
-
- If the installation process is not successful, you might
- need to free additional hard disk space.
-
- QuickTime for Windows Installation Problems
- -------------------------------------------
- There are several known problems you may run into while installing
- QuickTime for Windows.
-
- ╗ Software applications install QuickTime for Windows differently.
- The installation might fail if you are installing over a previous version
- of QuickTime for Windows, or if you have played a QuickTime movie
- in the current Windows session. Restart Windows and try running
- Setup again.
-
- ╗ In some cases explicit uninstall of older versions of QuickTime
- may be required to "clean-up" your system before the installation
- of the newer version. (In the QuickTime group there should be both
- a re-install and uninstall program and in some cases, the old version
- of QuickTime must actually be re-installed before uninstall can work).
-
- ╗ If you have tried to Calibrate QuickTime several times and continue
- to receive General Protection Faults, try installing the Encyclopedia
- and skipping the Calibration step. Calibration is optional, and
- the Encyclopedia will work without it.
-
- Further information on installing QuickTime for Windows, and information
- on how to optimize video performance on your computer, can be found
- in the Readme file for QuickTime, called READ_QTW.WRI (for Windows 3.x) or
- READQT32.WRI (for Windows 95 and Windows NT). Also, see the section on
- slow response and poor video quality below.
-
- For users of Large Fonts
- ------------------------
- If you are using Windows 3.1x, Windows 95 or Windows NT with Large Fonts,
- some screen text may get cut off, especially in the Quiz section of the
- program. To fix this problem, simply change your Windows setup to use
- Small Fonts.
-
- In Windows 95 and Windows NT, go to the Start menu and choose Settings,
- Control Panel, Display, Settings, Font Size.
-
- In Windows 3.1x, choose Windows Setup from the Main program group,
- choose Change System Settings from the Options menu, and pick Display Type.
-
- On-the-fly Desktop Resizing in Windows 95
- ----------------------------------------------------
- If you are using an ATI video card with Windows 95, you may experience
- display problems if you try to resize your desktop while the Encyclopedia
- is running. Simply close the Encyclopedia and re-start it to correct the
- difficulty.
-
- Uninstalling the Encyclopedia
- -----------------------------
- You can uninstall The Canadian Encyclopedia Plus in Windows 3.1x by
- double-clicking on the Uninstall icon in the Program Manager group
- for The Canadian Encyclopedia Plus. In Window 95, go to the Start
- menu and choose Settings, Control Panel, then double-click on Add/Remove
- Programs.
-
- If you are using Windows 95, and have just uninstalled the Encyclopedia you
- must restart Windows before attempting to reinstall the Encyclopedia.
-
- "General Protection Faults" and "Application Errors"
- ----------------------------------------------------
- These types of errors are frequently due to video driver
- incompatibility or incompatibilities with other drivers in
- your system. One of the following suggestions might solve the
- problem:
-
- ╗ Make sure your system meets the minimum requirements listed
- on the package.
- ╗ Change the number of colours and/or resolution of your monitor.
- If possible, use the standard Windows Super VGA driver.
- Then run the program again.
-
- The Canadian Encyclopedia Plus has been successfully tested on a
- wide variety of hardware and peripheral equipment. Microsoft Windows
- is a device-independent operating system. This program is not
- designed for compatibility with any specific hardware item. Problems
- with sound cards, video displays and printers are most often the
- result of problems with device drivers supplied by the manufacturers.
-
- Disk Full Errors
- ----------------
- ╗ If you encounter these errors while installing The Canadian
- Encyclopedia Plus, try deleting unnecessary files on your hard
- disk to increase available disk space.
-
- "Read Errors" and long delays
- -----------------------------
- ╗ Defective CD-ROM discs are very rare. Make sure your disc is
- clean and free of scratches and fingerprints if you experience
- problems like "Can't Read from Drive" or long delays.
-
- Slow Response and poor video quality
- ------------------------------------
- The program response and video quality will vary depending on the
- speed of your processor, CD-ROM drive, and the amount of available
- RAM.
-
- For Windows 95 and Windows NT users, some computers (including IBM Thinkpads
- with the MWave sound system) have been known to cause problems with
- QuickTime auto-calibration. If you experience choppy, out-of-sync video and
- sound, or if the audio track of movies come through as clicks and screeches,
- try the following (note that these steps must be followed EXACTLY, in order
- for the changes to take effect):
-
- Exit all running programs, including the Encyclopedia.
- Go into the Control Panel and double-click on the QuickTime 32 applet.
- Click the More button, then choose the Audio tab.
- Insure that the Automatic Rate Adjustment checkbox is checked.
- Click on "Close" and "Yes" to apply your changes.
- Run the calibration movie again, by (in Windows 95) choosing Run... from
- the Start menu and typing:
-
- play32 sample.mov
-
- or, in Windows NT, choosing Run from the Program Manager File menu and
- type:
-
- play32 sample.mov
-
- Hit the spacebar to start the calibration movie.
- When the movie has finished, close the Movie Player.
- Start the QuickTime 32 Control Panel applet again, and click More, then
- Audio.
- Now, UN-check the Automatic Rate Adjustment checkbox.
- Click on "Close" and "Yes" to apply your changes.
-
- For Windows 3.x users, some steps which may improve the video
- playback include:
-
- ╗ We recommend that users running MS-DOS 6.0 or greater use the
- SMARTDRIVE disk caching utility. Set the cache size for Windows
- at 512K bytes or smaller.
-
- ╗ We recommend that you use the /X switch to disable write-back
- caching, as this can interfere with smooth data transfer from
- your CD-ROM drive.
-
- ╗ We also recommend you disable CD-ROM caching by using the /U
- switch.
-
- See your DOS manual or on-line DOS help for detailed instructions
- on making these changes (type HELP SMARTDRV at the DOS prompt).
-